forebear

noun/ˈfɔːbeə/CEFR C1

পূর্বপুরুষ

Meaning

A person from whom you are descended.

Example sentences

His forebears farmed this land.তার পূর্বপুরুষেরা এই জমি চাষ করতেন।
The custom came from our forebears.রীতিটি আমাদের পূর্বপুরুষদের কাছ থেকে এসেছে।

A common mistake

Forebear and forbear are the same word.→A forebear is an ancestor; to forbear is to hold back.

One e separates them. Forbear, with the stress on the second syllable, means to stop yourself doing something.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: ancestor

Antonyms: descendant

Similar words, and what each means

ancestor
পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি
A person from whom you are descended, from long ago.

Other English words for “পূর্বপুরুষ”

ancestor
A person from whom you are descended, from long ago.
forefather
A person, especially a man, who was part of your family a long time ago.

Opposite words

descendant
বংশধর, উত্তরপুরুষ
A person who is related to someone who lived in the past.

Where this word is used

পূর্বপুরুষ — বাংলা অর্থ

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“forebear” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • এতিমখানা, অনাথ আশ্রম
- • ব্রোঞ্জ / কাঁসা
- • পূর্বপুরুষ
- • অস্থিবন্ধনী
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পূর্বপুরুষ — forebear (noun) — পূর্বপুরুষ. A person from whom you are descended.
Which word is closest in meaning to “forebear”?
- • dung
- • meeting room
- • ancestor
- • amalgamation
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ancestor — ancestor — পূর্বপুরুষ, পূর্বসূরি. A person from whom you are descended, from long ago.

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